Somehow, in between all of the craziness of hosting Handmade Nation in Eureka, I managed to have a birthday. My dear wife, who made mind-blowing Yo Gabba Gabba T-shirts for me in the past, pulled out all of the stops, taught herself to EMBROIDER, and customized a button down shirt with NANNERPUSS for me. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Claire's FIRST attempt at embroidery....and it's nearly perfect. As someone who is naturally craft impaired, this makes me crazy jealous...until I remember I'm married to her. YOU just have to deal with the jealousy. She claims the shirt isn't finished yet. I think she might be thinking about some syrup-drip pinstriping. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks to Kate Bingaman-Burt for taking the photo, which she put up on her amazing website, Obsessive Consumption. Speaking of Kate, Claire and I just got around to framing some of her amazing "daily drawings" that she gave us. They hang in a place of honor right below our Wesley Willis drawing. In addition to doing illustration and graphic design work for Handmade Nation, Readymade, and other publications, she's going to be publishing a book of 365 daily drawings published by Princeton Architectural Press. She's also one of the amazing contributors to 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse!
